With his whitish blond crew-cut, slow, menacing drawl and Germanic manner, Van Eyck was destined to be typecast as stereotypically scowling, arrogant Nazi officers. This was ironic, because being an avowed anti-fascist, he had left Germany in 1931 -- two years before Adolf Hitler came to power. The son of an aristocratic Prussian land owner, his ...
After World War II, Peter van Eyck was film officer for the 'Office of Military Government, United States' (OMGUS) in Germany.
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In his early days he also wrote cabaret revues and played piano at bars.
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Initially found radio work through the help of Billy Wilder.
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A music arranger for such luminaries as Irving Berlin before he started working in Hollywood as an actor, he also served as Berlin's stage manager and production assistant. He also was an assistant at one time for Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Kidnapped to Mystery Island
1964
Captain McPherson
Kennwort... Reiher
1964
Der Reiher
The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
1964
Maj. Bob Anders
An Alibi for Death
1963
Günther Rohn
Das große Liebesspiel
1963
Chef
Dr. Mabuse vs. Scotland Yard
1963
Major Bill Tern
Verführung am Meer
1963
Peter
Station Six-Sahara
1963
Kramer (as Peter Van Eyck)
The Brain
1962
Dr. Peter Corrie
The Longest Day
1962
Lt. Col. Ocker (as Peter Van Eyck)
The Devil's Agent
1962
Georg Droste
Finden sie, daß Constanze sich richtig verhält?
1962
Dr. Fred Calonder
Blind Justice
1961
Staatsanwalt Dr. Robert Kessler
Die Stunde, die du glücklich bist
1961
Bönisch
No Time for Ecstasy
1961
Michel Georgenko
Legge di guerra
1961
Hauptmann Langenau
The World in My Pocket
1961
Bleck
Foxhole in Cairo
1960
Count Almaszy
The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
1960
Henry B. Travers
Sweetheart of the Gods
1960
Dr. Hans Simon
Rebel Flight to Cuba
1959
Pink Roberti
The Black Chapel
1959
Robert Golder
Labyrinth
1959
Ron Stevens
Verbrechen nach Schulschluß
1959
Dr. Knittel
The Rest Is Silence
1959
Generaldirektor Paul Claudius
Lockvogel der Nacht
1959
Karl Amsel
Rommel ruft Kairo
1959
Capt. Graf von Almassy
Your Body Belongs to Me
1959
Alexander
Schwarze Nylons - Heiße Nächte
1958
Alexandre
The Snorkel
1958
Paul Decker (as Peter Van Eyck)
Imperfect Angel
1958
Studienrat Dr. Torsten Agast
Rosemary
1958
Fribert
Dr. Crippen lebt
1958
Kriminalkommissar Léon Ferrier
Tous peuvent me tuer
1957
Cyril Gad (as Peter Van Eyck)
The Glass Tower
1957
John Lawrence
Retour de manivelle
1957
Eric Fréminger
Fric-frac en dentelles
1957
Peter Simon
Code 3
1957
TV Series
Rancich
Le feu aux poudres
1957
Pédro Wassevitch
Attack
1956
SS Captain (as Peter Van Eyck)
Run for the Sun
1956
Dr. Van Anders / Col. Wilham Von Andre
Casablanca
1955-1956
TV Series
Chadec / Alex Thannis
Front Row Center
1956
TV Series
Mr. Heineman
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1956
TV Series
Officer
Der Cornet - Die Weise von Liebe und Tod
1955
Mönchschreiber
The Rawhide Years
1955
Andre Boucher
Your Play Time
1955
TV Series
Mr. Arkadin
1955
Thaddeus
Girl on the Third Floor
1955
Franck Richter
Mystery Is My Business
1955
TV Series
Rudy Lange
Jump Into Hell
1955
Lt. Heinrich Heldman
A Bullet for Joey
1955
Eric Hartman
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
1955
Dr. Celliers
Public Defender
1954
TV Series
Eric
Flesh and the Woman
1954
Fred
Night People
1954
Sergei 'Petey' Petrochine
Flesh and Desire
1954
Mathias Valdès
Alerte au sud
1953
Howard
Sailor of the King
1953
Kapitan von Falk (as Peter Van Eyck)
The Wages of Fear
1953
Bimba (as Peter Van Eyck)
Orient Express
1952-1953
TV Series
Peter Darove
Au coeur de la Casbah
1952
Jo
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
1951
German Officer (uncredited)
Die Dritte von rechts
1950
Renato
Furioso
1950
Peter von Rhoden
Epilog: Das Geheimnis der Orplid
1950
Steward Stefan Lund
Export in Blond
1950
Rolf Carste
Königskinder
1950
Paul König
Hallo, Fräulein!
1949
Tom Keller
Resisting Enemy Interrogation
1944
Capt. Granach - Young Nazi Officer (uncredited)
Address Unknown
1944
Heinrich Schulz
Strange Confession
1944
Hafner
Hitler's Madman
1943
Gestapo (uncredited)
Five Graves to Cairo
1943
Lt. Schwegler (as Peter Van Eyck)
Action in the North Atlantic
1943
German Ensign (uncredited)
Edge of Darkness
1943
German Soldier (uncredited)
The Moon Is Down
1943
Lt. Tonder
Hitler's Children
1943
Arresting Sergeant (uncredited)
The Bridge at Remagen
1969
Gen. Von Brock (as Peter Van Eyck)
Der Kommissar
1969
TV Series
Herr Wegener
Heidi
1968
TV Movie
Dr. Bernd Reboux
Shalako
1968
Frederick Von Hallstatt (as Peter Van Eyck)
Assignment to Kill
1968
Walter Green
Tuvia Vesheva Benotav
1968
Priest
Code Name, Red Roses
1968
Colonel Kerr
L'homme qui valait des milliards
1967
Muller
Ivar Kreuger der Zündholzkönig
1967
TV Movie
Ivar Kreuger
Requiem for a Secret Agent
1966
Oscar Rubeck
High Season for Spies
1966
Kramer / Jack Haskins
À belles dents
1966
Peter von Kessner
Duel at Sundown
1965
Don McGow
Die Herren
1965
Colonel - episode 'Die Soldaten'
The Secret Agents
1965
Petchatkin
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
1965
Hans-Dieter Mundt (as Peter Van Eyck)
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Herr Alsmann trifft Frau Hielscher
2011
TV Movie documentary
Tom Keller (uncredited)
John le Carré
2008
Video documentary short
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1964
Film Award in Gold
German Film Awards
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Männliche Hauptrolle)
Kennwort... Reiher (1964)
1961
Film Award in Gold
German Film Awards
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Männliche Hauptrolle)
Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit (1961)
3rd Place Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1961
Bambi
Bambi Awards
Best Actor - National
Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse (1960)
Known for movies
The Wages of Fear (1953) as Bimba
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) as Hans-Dieter Mundt
The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960) as Henry B. Travers
$1.2 Million
